In the Beginning... (Part 1)

I guess I might as well jot down some bits about my past, just so people know where I'm coming from.

As I've said before, I was born on Kashyyyk to a tree surgeon and a chef. Had a great childhood - lived in the southern provinces for almost my entire life. Just preferred it there. Had plenty of opportunities to move - when I came of age, when I had to decide where to work, when I got that promotion to Section Leader. Something about the people and the way the trees down here all seem to stand a bit prouder.

Took me a while to work out what I wanted to do. Certainly didn't want to follow in my parent's footsteps. And much as I love nature and the trees we have made our homes, I was fascinated by the homes that the Trandoshan lived in, and the things they used. Maybe my parents brought me up in ignorance of technology more than other Wookies, I don't know - but something intrigued me. I wanted to know what they did, and how they worked.

So started my love affair with unnatural objects. When it came to my future career, I knew I wanted to be an Engineer. That was enough at the time - didn't even consider that I might have to specialise. Who knew that there was so much difference between Shipwrights, Armoursmiths, Weaponsmiths, Architects and Droid Engineers?